Royal Canadian Navy :HMCS Magnificent, Feb. 19, 1950

Lt. Leslie Fry Peever is recorded on the
Canadian Virtual War Memorial.
He was a Navy pilot who was killed on February 18, 1950, when his aircraft crashed into the sea upon takeoff from the carrier.
These photos record his burial at sea on February 19.

Funeral ceremony for Lt. L.F. Peever, on the flight deck of HMCS Magnificent.

Funeral ceremony for Lt. L.F. Peever, on the flight deck of HMCS Magnificent.